Camp stove



H. L. ROUSE CAMP STOVE "Filed April 18. 1922 INVENTOR 7 Harry Rouse I BYr W/ l-ll e 82239253 zg e ggwgi 88332 5 .4235 15 .ATTOR Y r PatentedAug. 28, 1923.

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STOVE.

Applicgitien filed, April 18, 1.922. Serial wNo; 554,637.

To a w a iz't Yew/120mm I Be-it known that I, HAPBYJ L; Renee, a Citizen of the UnitedL Stateg esiding at ltoehester, in the countv efMonroe and State of a new and iinprev ed typefand,constrnction ofknock-down.or collapsible ca npv stoves. Thisa nd other objectsof thisinvention willbe-vfnlly illustrated in the, drawing, described thespecificatien; and, pointed out in the claims at the end thereof.

In the accompanying drawing: 7

Figure lgis l a perspectiveview of the camp stove in its assenihledtorinend xvitha portion thereof broken :ixyay to shewjthe constructionthereof. FigureQ is a perspective View of the camp stove in itscollapsed form.

Figiire 3 is a vertical sept-ional. .view of the .czuiip stove in itscolle-psed 1501111, the section heingttken onf tlie of Eigurefi. .Fignrel is a horizgntnl seetionel view pf the camp stove in its reolliipsedforrn, the section; being taken on, the line et l i of Figur e 2. v i

' lfigure 5 isya detail perspective "view of one or. the lockingstripsfor holding the parts of the stove tegether in -its -collapsedform y i i Y r In the several figures ofthendrawing likereferencennmerals indicate like parts.

are desirable because .it is possible to carry such a stove on a,camping or oiiting trip in the smallest possible space and iWltllOLll]add- .ing' much weight to the ce-ii'ipingoutfit.

In the construction of) the camp .stove forming the subject matter' 0finy present invention, the sides and ends of thestove. are made tointerlock tvitlijone another andfprovide suitable supports for the grateand top of the stove to be supported between them.

As illustrated in the figureshthe stove coinprises the ends 1 and,2 andthe sides 3 and 4;, Each of the ends liaisepair of smallfiange's 5 andhformed on the, edges ,thereofforniing 5 small but deep channels thereon.

Thev sides 3 and of the stove are similar- Small camp stoves of thecollapsible type .ly provided with amps-i1" of flanges Tends-8. iTheseflanges 7 and 8, howevenfprejeetmiit right angles; from ;,thesides,v on Whichi'they are v forined and are doubled back on. each otherwith as small. spaceleft ,between. the outwardly and inwardly projectingfportien v of the flange so as to formaivertical channel Qneach edge ofthesidesB and 4. In lock- ;ing. the sides to; the ends, of the. stove,the

fiangesfiendfi on the stove ends engage into th channels; formed by. theflanges TiandS .of the'sides by it slidingmovernent. The channels formedby fiangesffi and 6herejengagged by the inwardly projecti g .port en ofithe fianges-T and '.:'This is illustrated in the cut-away ,portion, ofthe fea np stove shown} in Figure 1. An interlecking; j e int is h ,frmed betw e thesid s n end of t stor o t thes 1,. a1 ttof h stovesupportone another in an npright position whe fl yie assemble Th s des? an endsare interlocking this ngtn ier hy slidins he fl ge 0 th n into ti -1 .111 9111116 8- th ottem her f- :E 'Q t id s an the ended t storforined'onv the otlmnfron either the top or 11m w s ries io'fisemii-eisille i le 9 lan l0 t c up thereo wh ..prei e iher zentellyjipto theinside of the Stove. Ihese lu s f erm, w r ri o s e lld fw i ere locatedat different levels on the inside 10f tliejstove. L The] lower series oflngsf pr ledges 9 are buts short idistance froin -the botton ipf thestovejvhile the lugs or, ledges are provided near the top on theinsideor" the stoveQ Y On the series ofledges or lugs 9 is adapted torest a grate, 11; This grate is mfide iip of n sheetof perforated metalof af dimension that will .permit, its, nesting. between 'the sides andends of the stove so that it can be supported by the lugs. 9 strucknpfrom the i V I sides and ends.

On the lugs or ledges 10 is supported the top platev12 of vthe oven.Thistop is formed by ainetal sheet platethet has a large pen ing 13stamped into it near one end thereof. The SEEI'IQS' of lugs 9 21nd 10when, being struck up, from the. sides and G Ii dS lQtUQ t WO series ofsmall openings 14 and 15' in,the, sides vvhichhform vent holes therein.;One

s'eies of these vent holes is located below the grate while the otherseries of vent holes is located below the top plate of the stove.

' In the end lot the stove is provided an opening 14. On the outsideofthis opening is monntei to swing the door 15. This door has a handle16 struck up thereon with which the door can be moved to cover oruncover the opening l l in the end 1. The opening lieis uncovered forthepurpose of inserting the charcoal or wood into the in side of thestove to build and maintain a fire in, the stove. The opening may beclosed after the lire has been started and enough fuel has been placedinto the stove to keep the ire going.

The vent holes lei: in the sides and ends of the stove which are locatedbelow the grate l1 allow the air to enterthe stove and pass through thegrate to the fire on top of the grate. The smoke from the ire passes outof the openings 15 in the sides and ends of thestove below thetopplatethereof. This provides for draft and keeps the cooking utensils placedon the top plate free from being smoked up.

The top and bottom edges of the sides and ends of the stove are rolledover on the inside thereof to present a smooth edge at the top andbottom of the stove.

The stove is knocked down by sliding the flanges of the ends out ofengagement with the channels formed on the sides after the top plate andgrate have been. removed from the stove. After the ends and the sideshave 7 been separated the sides of the stove are placed side by sidewith their flanges facing each other. The top plate and the grate arethen placed between these sides'with one of the ends placed between thetop plate and one side and the other of the ends placed between thegrate and the other side; After all of the parts of the stove have thusbeen placed together withrelation to each other, a pair of lockingstrips 17 having channeled flanges formed thereon is placed between thesides and 'made to interlock with the channelsrformed thereon by theflanges, These locking strips hold the sides together and clamp theends, grate, and. top plate of the stove in place between them. Inplacing the ends between the sides, the lugs which are struck up fromthe ends are placed so that they pointtoward the lugs struck up from thesides, This is illustrated in l igures 3 and The locking strips holdthesides of the stove slightly in compression so that the ends, top plateand grate are firmly pressed against one another. This preventsrattling. The lower end of the locking strips are bent out at rightangles thereto and when these strips are placed between the sides tohold them together, the out- 7/ wardlvprojecting' ends ofthese stripsproect under the top plate and grate and prevent them from sliding outbetween the sides when held in r igure 2.

I claim:

1. In a collapsible camp stove having a removable grate and topplate,1tl1e' combithe position illustrated in nation of a pair of sidesand a pairof ends,

interlockin g flanges formed on said ends and sides adapted to hold saidends and sides together, two series f'lugs struck up .on'. "each of saidsides and ends to PIOJeCt 1nwardly thereof and form two series of ledgesand vent holes in said sldes and ends, one of said series of lugs beinglocated at a suitable distancefrom thebottom of the stove so as to beadapted to. support af grate'at the proper elevation therein, the otherof said series of lugs being located near the upper end of said stove tosupport the top plate thereon, said lugs being located above the openingin said sides and ends and said top plates closing the top of saidstove.

2. In a collapsible camp stove having a removable grate and top plate,thecombination of a pair of sides and a pair ofends,

interlocking flanges formed on said ends and sides adapted to hold saidendsand sides together, two series of lugs struck up on each of saidsldes and ends to' pro ect 111-" wardly thereof and form two series ofledges and vent holes in said sides and ends, one of said serles of lugsbeing located at asiutable distance from the bottom of the stove so as rto be adapted to support a grate at the proper elevation therein, theother of said series of lugs'being located near the upper end ofsaid'stove to support the top plate thereon, the vent holes in the sidesand ends 7 of said stove being located below the grate and top platethereof.

3. In a collapsiblecamp' stove, the combination of a pair of sides andends, a vertiinterlock said ends with said sides to supe port oneanother ina vertical p0sition,.'a series of. lugs struck up from saidsides and ends to form vent holes therein, a grate supported on said.lugs above the vent holes, a second series of lugs struck up from thesides and ends above said grate to form ad ditional vent holes 1n thesldes and endsabove said grate, atop plate supported on saidsecond'series of lugs above the second series of vent holes in saidsides and ends,

one of said ends having a large opening therein, a door mounted to swingin front of the opening in said end. V

4. In a collapsible camp stove, the combination of a pair of sides andpair of series of ledges around the sides and ends lugs and a coverplate supported on top of the upper series of ledges, the openings inthe sides and ends of said stove being arii0 ranged to allow air toenter the stove below 7 said perforated plate, pass through the perforations in saidplate andout through the V openings in saidsidesandlends below said cover plate on stove. Y r v t V Intestimony'whereof I affix my signature.

- MA'RRY L. ROUSE.

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